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Pray Like - Week 6 Pray Like Jesus - Week 6 April 7, 2019 April 7, 2019

Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Scriptures: Matthew 6:9-13, 1 Chronicles 29:11, Jeremiah 32:27 32:27

“For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever “For Thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever amen.” (Matthew 6:13) amen.” (Matthew 6:13)

Yours is the ______. Yours is the ______.

The primary ______of is not that we would get The primary ______of prayer is not that we would get what we want, but that God would get what He wants. what we want, but that God would get what He wants.

Yours is the ______. Yours is the ______.

Chuck Colson: Chuck Colson: “Although power may begin as a means to an end, it soon “Although power may begin as a means to an end, it soon becomes the end itself…Power is like salt water -- the more you becomes the end itself…Power is like salt water -- the more you drink, the thirstier you become.” drink, the thirstier you become.”

Jeremiah 32:27 Jeremiah 32:27 “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is ______“I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is ______too hard for me?” too hard for me?”

Yours is the ______. Yours is the ______.

The Practice of Bach: Bach’s Practice: J.J. - Jesu Juve - Jesus, help me J.J. - Jesu Juve - Jesus, help me S.D.G. - Soli Deo Gloria - To God alone be the glory S.D.G. - Soli Deo Gloria - To God alone be the glory

LifeGroup Questions LifeGroup Questions (1) Thinking back through this series on the Lord’s Prayer, (1) Thinking back through this series on the Lord’s Prayer, which message has had the greatest impact on you? Why? which message has had the greatest impact on you? Why?

(2) Discuss the idea that “The primary purpose of prayer is not (2) Discuss the idea that “The primary purpose of prayer is not that WE would get what we want, but that God would get what that WE would get what we want, but that God would get what He wants.” Do you agree or disagree? He wants.” Do you agree or disagree?

o And how does prayer help God “get what he wants?” o And how does prayer help God “get what he wants?”

(3) To understand why Matthew 6:13 is sometimes not included (3) To understand why Matthew 6:13 is sometimes not included in our , we talked about what scholars call “text criticism.” in our Bibles, we talked about what scholars call “text criticism.” Can someone summarize what that’s all about? Does this Can someone summarize what that’s all about? Does this affect how you feel about the at all? affect how you feel about the Bible at all?

(4) When we pray “FOR YOURS IS THE KINGDOM,” what are (4) When we pray “for YOURS is the Kingdom,” what are we we really saying? What might that mean for our daily lives? really saying? What might that mean for our daily lives?

(5) YOURS IN THE POWER…Read :20-28. (5) YOURS IN THE POWER…Read Matthew 20:20-28. o What do you think the mother is really asking for here? o What do you think the mother is really asking for here? o So God has all power, and he loans some of it to us, but o So God has all power, and he loans some of it to us, but according to this passage, how are we to exercise that according to this passage, how are we to exercise that power? power? o What did Jesus do with his power? Read Phil. 2:5-8) o What did Jesus do with his power? Read Phil. 2:5-8)

(6) YOURS IS THE GLORY….read 1 Corinthians 10:31 (6) YOURS IS THE GLORY….read 1 Corinthians 10:31 o What might it look like to do everything for God’s glory? o What might it look like to do everything for God’s glory? How can you bring more glory to God? How can you bring more glory to God?